Disable Tablet PC features on Windows 7
Important
"Tablet PC" pen features are the original name for what today is called "Windows Ink".
These instructions were written in 2011 for Windows 7. Most people who used drawing tablets found that the Tablet PC features interfered with their creative applications.
And so, they needed instructions on how to turn it off.
Since Windows 7 the situation has evolved.
Modern tablet drivers that use Windows Ink usually have a checkbox to disable Windows Ink. So these instructions should no longer be necessary unless you are using a very old driver.
Overview
When Windows 7 detects that your PC is connected to a Wacom tablet, it automatically activates several Tablet PC features. More here: Windows 7 Tablet PC features
These features would be helpful if you were using a Tablet PC, but can be rather annoying or really interfere with your use of creative applications such as Photoshop.
The following instructions show you how to manually disable these features.
Instructions
Step 1: Install the latest drivers
The Wacom drivers are available here: https://www.wacom.com/en-us/support/product-support/drivers.
Step 2: Disable the Tablet PC Input Panel
Go to Control Panel > Tablet PC Settings
Click on the Other tab
On the Other tab, under Tablet PC Input Panel options, click Go to Input Panel Settings
Disable all the checkboxes under Choose where to show the Input Panel icons and tab and then click OK.
Step 3: Disable pen flicks
Open the Pen and Touch control panel
Click on the Flicks tab
Uncheck Use flicks to perform common actions quickly and easily
Uncheck Display flicks icon in the notification area
Press OK.
Step 4: Disable Press-and-Hold
To disable this…
In Control Panel go to Pen and Touch
Under Pen Options, select Press and Hold and click Settings
Uncheck Enable press and hold for right-clicking
Press OK
Step 5: Disable Dynamic Feedback
There’s no UI to disable Dynamic Feedback in Windows 7.
Instead, you have to modify the Windows Registry.
Open Notepad and create a new text file with the text below.
Save the file as disable-pen-feedback.reg.
Make sure it has the extension .reg and not .reg.txt.
Right-click on disable-pen-feedback.reg and select Merge.
Windows will warn you, but just click Run
And Windows will warn you again, just press Yes.
Finally, it will tell you that it has merged the settings.
Step 6: Optionally, force Windows to accept the changes if needed
Sometimes all these changes will take place immediately. Sometimes it takes a little longer.
There are three options to trigger the change if it’s taking longer than expected:
Option 1: Log off and then log back on.
Option 2: Restart your machine.
Option 3: (Expert) restart the “Tablet PC Input Service”
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